Bulova Asks for Consideration of New Voting Precinct, Polling Location for GMU Campus

May 24, 2011 – Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman
Sharon Bulova today asked County staff to consider creating a new voting
precinct and polling location on the Fairfax campus of George Mason
University. The move would give campus residents the most convenient
option for voting and would accommodate the rapid growth of on-campus
housing planned at Mason.

“An on-campus polling location and new campus precinct would ensure that
Mason students, faculty, administration and staff would be fairly
represented at the polls well into the future. The growth the campus is
experiencing, with 7500 new on-campus residential units planned for the
next five years, requires new services like on-campus voting,” Chairman
Bulova said.

The new polling location and precinct would also meet the desires of
Mason students, who have long advocated for a more convenient and easily
accessible place to vote, Chairman Bulova said. “We want the students and
employees of George Mason, especially those living on-campus, to feel
like they are part of the Fairfax County community.”

The Board directed County staff to work with George Mason University to
determine the feasibility of and support for a Mason precinct and polling
location, and if supported and feasible include them in the County
Executive's recommendations for new precincts and precinct
boundaries due to the Board later this spring. These changes are required
following the redistricting action by the General Assembly. The General
Assembly’s redistricting plan splits the Woodson precinct at the eastern
boundary of George Mason campus (Roberts Road), effectively isolating the
campus. County staff will work with GMU to create the new precinct and
polling location.